New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-23
THE BIG BOOM IN THE VEST
Ex-coxGREssMAN AMOS TOWNSEND TALKS ABOUT
MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.

MISSOURI AID ARKANSAS.
at is boom, boom, boom. everywhcre OUT west
said eX-Congressm Amos T0wnscni, OF 1ioNcidn''
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel day or two ago DIT.
Townsend Is OF the rich, solid ana substantial
wholesale merchants of Cleveland, director Ill inc
"Bce Line Railroad and Interested in various invest
mcnts in the West. lie Is hea'y-set man win u
heavy face. Indicative of good living and reddish
brown mustachc OF tie hali-aggrcsslve cut from uheI
meath which n lght d cigar Is generally pfo'ruuhs'
Il have Just come from Washington" continued hr'
Townsend. "but recently spent four or five weeks
in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado lheS
arc building railroads there in every direction
They are pushing the Mid and road into Colorado ana
the main lines OF roads running spurs In every
direction Real estate in Kansas City, ID nNcf omaha
and such cities is way up They tel me 'hat 'hS
section Of the West has never had such Doom Deloc'
There is n now railroad projected across Missouri from
St. Louis to Kansas City with bridge at Alton when
viii form an outlet for the Bee Line. The Ioad mas
been talked about for a good many years MI
Dcvcrcux used TO talk 10 me about "heh nc was
alive. | understand 1t is finally in shape to be put
through. Mr. Post, who used to live in New 0rk
and was a member OF your Legislature was at the
head Of the movement for some tn. ana nay ra
route of which General Don O. Guitar was thc nedG.
They have consolidated TIE two lines and ORR
people have laEen hold of 1t. 1t Is short rou'e ahu
a fine Gladc." ,.,v
"Ye-, have had interest IN Bates County near
the Kansas city line. There were originally ten OF US
who started in to develop tract OF coal and OF 4Ooo
ocfc- TH-(,Oycruor Marshall Jewell Of Connecticut,
was prcsid nj OF the company one after ano her has
gradually dlOpped out until there are Ohly Io,I Vi
H. Irft-f,ove nor Foster General Keller, arner Miller
and myself. The Missouri Pacific has buiH a blanch
line down to town in order to TAP the cVal hels,
Tho town was originally named walnut, but ha> Deen
changed to Foster The town company mas anOut
ZOO acres OF land. We scvcniy-ihe miles tom
Kansas CITY and fifteen miles from Rich HILL me
coal only a few feet underground and easily taken
Tel me something about Missouri from your Ohio
pOint az view" e.
well regard Missouri a one Of the richest states
in the Union. It has splcn Id soil Tor agriculture
and l. rich in minerals ana timber. 1hcrc aIc 4OU
aces Of a. fine walnut land on our tract IL ! ever
Jaw anywhere Bate. County las timber, prairie land
aud pcndid water e ha'actellslcs OF ,hal county
extend tho stat pretty generally Inc ,On ahu
climate that they can raise tobacco anu hep'
mai1e wheat and corn The coal lion and lead prop
critics are valuIbls and eNtrn-l, q. The curse OF ue
state Ia, been the lingering border Iunianlm that
grew out the old slavery days. il has hau Such
a political atmOsI herr that Notthcrn men went around
A. in going west. il they went through i brcatmd
frccr when they got beyond its borders The state
ha. been at a great disadvantage on account OF TINS
gradually been growing ont Of this atmosphere There
/, room for an immense development yet 1t i one
~ the biggest states OF the West, and its resources
are Vory great and CAPABLE % gr at Development"
How about Pre- dental matters! i sherman SIN
at tho front p"
.Ohio l. for Sherman first. last and all the time.
A. 10 who viii hc nominate d. that i another question
NJ man certain OF the nomination year or nan
= year lcforc the convention. The situation Changes
~ rnuidly tat six months sufficient to maNe or
want The man nominated WHO can be elected whether
II /. Mr. sherman or Mr.. Blaine or Mr. Allison or
-nmc other man. We for John sherman because
We think lie can bc elected